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Iron County register., 1887-05-12

IT is reported at Washington that rup-
ture has occurred between United States
Minister Phelps and ConsulGeneral Wal
ler of London. The report is that the diff
ficulty is of such of such a nature that
the resignation of one or the other of the
gentlemen is certain to follow.
Iron County register., 1887-05-12

THE wife of ex-senator Thurman, who
has been slightly i'll for several weeks
with bronchial affection, was announced
as alarm1ngly i'll on the night of the I'd.
She was seventy-two years old on that
Iron County register., 1887-05-12

JOHN j. CoRNELIsoN, who cowhided
Judge Reid, of Kentucky, driving him to
suicide, has been released from the Louis
Vile jail, on writ of habeas corpus, is
sued in contempt of the Court of Appeals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
The Old Free Street Stable.
Portland Transcript. ]

LASAoeAo AA0hoSAAVbI
We wonder how many Of our readers can
call to mind the old stage stable which stood
on Free street, where the Free street block
now stands? That was notable place for
the boys of fifty years ago. The stable was
huge structure, standing back from the
street. with courtyard in front, upon
which great gates opened from the street. II
was coach house as well as stable, the first
floor being filed with stage and sleigh
coaches, in which the boys who were privi-
legged to enter played hide and seek. The
horses were kept in the basement, the land
falling of from the front, and admitting Of
sub-st0ry entered from the side Of the build
Ing. Weremember the pdmp with its long
trough which conveyed water to this lower
story, and the great meal chest on the first
floor. Charles Carle, retired stage driver,
had charge Of the stable, and his boys drew
lively company Of lads about them. The
premises had an entrance on cross street,
entrance that the disabled coaches were
kept.
On bright summer morning the stage
coaches dashing through the great gateway,
drawn by four spirited horses, the driver
swapping his long whip, formed a spectacle
worth seeing. There were no railroads here
in those days, and all travel through the
State was by stage-coaehes They drove
about town picking up their passengers, and
then gathered in front of that famous hostel
ry, the Elm Tavern, where at times half a
dozen of them might be seen. With the pill
ing on Of baggage, passengers mounting to
the outside seats, friends taking leave OF
those setting out on long journeys; the bust
ling about Of the jehus with their long
whips, the scene was one that always gath
cred crowd of spectators. A stately elm
stood in front of the old tavern, and it was
said that barrel Of honey was taken once
from its hollow trunk. Many a gathering OF
choice spirits was held in the old tavern, and
Its bar room was the centre Of news and gos-
sip. Now we hear that the low wooden
buildings which have taken its place at the
corner Of Federal and Temple streets are to
give way to a new block to be occupied by
Kendall x Whitney, the seedsmen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
An important Communication From
Chairman Cooley Regarding the
Long and Short Haul Clause.

WASHINGTON, May 18.-Charman Cooley
of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
replying today to despatch from Traffic
Manager Johanley of the Minnesota &
Northeastern railroad, urging the suspension
OF the long and short haul clause, says:
If relief could be given you without a
stretch OF authority. and without at the
same time causing mischief to other inter-
ests, the commission would take great
pleasure In granting it. But what evidently
appears to you very easy and simple does
not seem to its members to be so, and how
ever anxious they are that your interests
should not continue TO suffer, they are con-
strained to hold the application under advise
ment still longer.
The fourth section of the act TO regulate
commerce. as we all very well understand.
was intended to establish general law that
more should not be charged for transporta-
tion th Ior shorter than Tor longer haul over
the same line in the same direction and
under circumstances and conditions sub
Stantlally similar. Congress in passing the
act directed that the rule should thereafter
preclude this greater charge, and in SO doing
It must be understood to have determined
that IN its Judgment any incidental injuries
that might flow from the enforcement Of the
general rule would be more than counter
balanced by resulting benefits"
!, Mr.. Cooley points out that the act permits
the suspension Of the general rule only in
exceptional cases, that the Jurisdiction of
the commission in making Suspensions was
intended to be closely restricted, and that
the SacrlnceS made necessary in establishing
the general law should be submitted to by
the same parties and the same interests for
the general good. Chairman Cooley goes on
at length to defend the course of the COM
mission In granting temporary relief in a
lew cases, but asserts that the general intent
OF the law must and shall be carried out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
Continues to Give His Account of
Union Pacific Affairs.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The.PacificlRailw
commission continued its investigation to-
day. Jay Gould resumed the witness stand.
and his examination was continued. He pre-
sented statement of the dealings in the Sc
curltles OF the Union Pacific and Kansas Pa
cine railroads from Jan. /, 1880, to Jan. "a.
also detailed statement showing the saving
In principal and interest by the consolidated
mortgage arrangement, as well as schedule
OF MS dealings in Kansas Pacific securities
Commissioner Anderson desired to know
why 1t was more atO the advantage of the
Consolidated to have the Kansas Pacific
bonds instead of the trusts of the Consoli-
dated mortgage. ~
Mr.. Gould said "The Consolidated Com
pany would not make new bonds and throw
1t into an outside trust, and the scheme
which was agreed upon was the only one
that could have been made to the benefit of
the company. Not an individual made a
cent at this transaction of the Denver Pacific
stock, and am very glad of an opportunity
to put final nail in that coffin. The giving
Of the Consolidated stock to the trustees
would not have been so good an arrange
ment. 1t would have been voluntary and
unnecessary. addition to the sinking fund,
ana would have been pledged for the pay
ment of bonds. By the release of the Den =
yer Pacific stock from the trust the ConsOli-
dated Company was able to use it for the ac-
quirement of the Kansas Pacific branches.
1t was used for that purpose, and those
branches were bought of me according to a
prior agreement; the Missouri Pacific, as /
bought it, connected St. Louis and Kansas
City with it, and with it l acquired two lines
which gave me connection with Atchison."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Ex-Goy. William Smith, who was twice
Governor OF Virginia, died yesterday. His
age was 80 years.
Madame Januaschek, Tuesday night. after
her performance at Newport, r. L., after
visiting one OF her company at the Perry
House. tell down a flight Of IA stairs, break
ing one Of the bones of her right forearm
and badly bruising her whole body. The
accident will cause the disbandment of all
engagements for the season. She will be
obliged to remain confined for long time.
Deputy United States Marshal William
Scott was killed in the court house at Ed
wint0n, KY, on Monday. He was running
down stairs into the Circuit Court room
when shot, and his body rolled down the
steps, stampeding the court, which was In
session. BE died without being able to tell
who shot him. Several arrests have been
made.
All 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, Mrs,
Martin Feeney, about 35 years of age, was
ON her way to werk in the rubber shoe shop
at Naugatuck, Conn. Just as she was enter
ing the factory she was met by her husband,
from whom she separted four weeks ago. He
took pocket knife from his pocket and
plunged 1t into her left breast, close to the
heart, making a dangerous and probably a
fatal wound.
John l.. Sullivan has agreed to fight Jake
kliraln for 5000 and the diamond belt Of
tered by Richard X. Fax, providing that the
tlueensDury rules govern and it is limited to
four or six rounds. The contest must also
take place in some park or public building
and the winner to take two-thirds of the
gate money.
The Jake Sharp jury was completed yes.
terday afternoon.
Sidney Harpooner, formerly postoffice in
spector, and others have been bound over al
New Haven, Conn.,, for fraudulently using
the mails in connection with the sun dial
watch cases.
The Modoc tribe of Indians are fast disap-
their removal from the lava beds in Califor-
mia to a reservation in Washington Terrific
ry, their ranks have been greatly thinned by
the grim visitor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
FREEDOM FLOODED.
The Bursting of a Dam Causes crea,
Loss of Property.

Especial to the Press.l
FREEDOM, Me-, May 1S.-The dam at the
outlet of Sandy pond burst about 10 o'clock
Sunday night, letting an immense volume of
water into Sandy stream, which flows
through the centre of Freedom village.
About 40 feet of the dam went out The
upper and lower bridges were swept away +;
the dam at Fuller's flour mill was ruined /;
the flume at the grist mill was torn out; Ben
toms saw mill was wrecked; the dam at
Bessey's woolen mill was swept away; Hon.
j. ID. Lamson's barn, carriage house and
storehouse were carried away and completely
demolished. Dodge's tannery was damaged
to the extent of several hundred dollars.
The highway near the tannery is washed out
to great depth for a distance of 40 rods.
The bridge across the stream at Weeds tan
merry. u miles below the village, was swept
away; also the Douglass bridges in Unity,
two miles below. The damage in the village
is estimated at from $4,000 to 5000.
Sandy pond covers about two square miles.
1t has already lowered some five feet. 1t
will be some days before the water will sub
side sufficiently to admit of much being done
in the way of repairs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
THE sACo POISONING CASE.
a Suit That is Exciting much Interest

BpDEFoRD, May 1s.-The trial of the civil
suit of Winfield S. bennett of Saco against
Dennis O'Conner of this city was begun in
the Supreme Court at Alfred today. Hamp-
den Fairfield and ex-Judge r. 2. Tapley ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and Hon. w. f.
Lunt and JudgeC. S. Hamilton for the de-
fendant. This suit grows out of the famous
poisoning case. in which the plaintiffs son
was killed and his wife made seriously sick.
1t will be remembered that Mr. bennett
purchased keg of cider of a farmer. He,
his wife and son James partook of its con-
tents, and soon after all three were seized
with violent vomiting and other symptoms of
arsenical poisoning. The son died, but Mr..
bennett and his wife recovered, though the
latter remained in critical condi-
tion for a long time. 1t subsequently
appeared that the keg that contained
the cider had been bought of Den
mis- O'Conner, the defendant in this suit who
is an undertaken in Biddeford, and had con.
tanned embalming fluid, which is largely
composed Of arsenic. This suit is brought
by the elder bennett to recover $4,000.
Mr.. bennett was the first witness He
testified that Frank Wildes brought him a
keg of cider and he tapped it. He and his
wife and son all partook of it and noticed a
peculiar taste and remarked upon it at the
time. Soon after all three were seized with
violent vomiting. Doctors were called, but
in spite of all that they could do, James, the
son, died before morning. An examination
of the keg revealed the words Springfield
and Poison" upon it. Mrs. bennett gave
corroboratiye testimony. DIR. Kimball testi.
fed to tae symptoms of young bennett and
identified the keg.
The case is exciting much interest
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
EvIcTIoNs
Take Place In Pennsylvania Mining
Regions-SIx Families and Their Ef-
fects Thrown Upon the Street.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 1S.-The men
employed in the mines operated by J. s.
Wentz & Co., at Hazlebrook, have been ON
strike for several weeks, and on Saturday
the company began the f0rcible election
from their houses. The whole village and
the land lying around about for miles is
owned by the company. 1t will not sell or
tease loot OF it.. Every employe in the
mine Is compelled to rent hoyel from the
company at from 50 to So a month. A lease
must be signed by the tenant in which he
valves every right to which he is entitled
under the law, which places his home abso-
lutely at the mercy of the company. On
saturday the sheriff. backed by gang Of
Plnkerton men, appeared in the village and
began TO eyict. Six families, with ali their
eHects, were thrown on the street, the wom-
en- anu cnlldren driven out, and the doors
locked behind them. The company had Civ
en- notice that any tenant affording shelter
TO the eyicted or their goods would be him
sell dlspossessed, and not a soul in the viii
lage dare take the unfortunates in. One
women was i'll in bed when the officers en-
tered her housc. pus sic sic had to gs,p, ard her
bed was put outside after her, and it was
with difficulty that she obtained permission
10 stay over night at a neighbors. Women
and children were forced to sleep ON the
bare ground without roof or shelter. Their
goods are lying just where they were thrown
out, the company refusing tos low wagons
ON their land to remove them. The strike
and the consequent eviction are the result of
the efforts of the company to break up the
local district OF the Knights of Labor. The
company has large store in the village and
the employees are forced to deal with it. The
local district Of the Knights began legal pro-
ceedings yesterday against the company to
test the. legality of the leases, butt despite
this action and the Indignation which has
been aroused, the company is preparing for
1urtner evlcti0ns, and the men are helpless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
THE NEWCASTLE SHELL ROCK.
a New Theory as to the Origin OF tho
Queer Specimens Recently Found.
To The Editor of The Press /.

To The Editor Of The Press:
The Portland Transcript Of May nth, has
the following item from Newcastle, Lincoln
county:
In an ancient cellar In Newcastle, an important
"hnd" has just been made-a fragment Of lime
rock such as does not exist In Maine. The frag-
ment, irregular In shape, weighing, perhaps, two
pounds, Is Of dingy, yeilowish, cream color, and
with microscope, there can be seen many mi.
mute shells which form solid concrete mass 0l
stone, fully as coherent and tough as the unburn-
ed brick or the Spanish adobe. The blocks are
about twenty inches long, and eleven or twelve
wide and thick; will break joints In laying exact
u like bricks Alex. Johnston, In a letter 10 the
Brunswick Telegraph, gave his opinion that this
stone came from the old Spanish town on the Flor
stOn says he has examined several "marteo tow
ers" in Georgia and Florida, built Of this kind OF
concrete. whose walls were TO feet thick. No
cannon shot of those days could possibly pene-
trate them more than or 4 inches.
The last part of the following descriptive
article, written some two years ago. may OK
plain where the limerick came from that Is
mentioned above. We learned the facts from
an old citizen, whose father helped discharge
the limerick from q vessel from Ireland,
also assisted IN burning the lipe, and proba-
specimens Of the limerick can be found,
Newcastle with DamariscOtta connected
by short bridge) Is eight miles from Wis
casset, settled In 1925, title from SamOset 10
JOiu DIOWHs .iJcA AHhtuh UeeU 70 q unite
man IN this State. Inc town was Orioinallv
known as Dartmouth. An ancient settle
ment was established here which was de-
stroyed by French and Indians. Remains OF
old settlements can still be seen. -Four miles
away, In Bristol. Is a quaint old wooden
church, known as "Walpole church." built
Of wood, IN 1772. IL has a seating Capacity
OF GOO. The pews are made In box-like
shape parties sitting In them can lust see
the pulpit elevated above the AoOr some eight
teet; over the pulpit is a bell-shaped s0und-
ng-board Underneath, the seat for the
uthing-man, who, In ye Olden time, kept or
DER during divine service, his implement Of
office being long rod
One mile from town Is the famous deposit
OF oyster shells, from two to thirty feet thick
which covers acres. Our most learned sa-
wants are unable to solve the problem az 10
how they came there. One mile from here
on the road TO the Mills, Is an Old Catholic
church, built Of brick. In 1890. Ia the eene-
terry adjoining the chufch Is buried Edward
kavanagh, acting governor Ia ls43 Services
are still held here, and the Ave Maries',
and "Pater-NOsters' gIven rs IN We olden
time. A curious fact in regard 10 this
church Is, the lime TO plaster 1t was burnt
from rock shipped here by vessel from the
VAu eVuhely' q, III. IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19

Games Today-Portland at Lawrence, Bos.
ton Blues at Manchester, Lynn at Salem.
Say will play short stop for Hayerhill, and
VIII probably captain the team
Mllllam Dempsey, a crack pitcher Of New
ARK, y. J.. has been engaged by Manager
Murphy Of the Lynns.
Alfred Marsden Of Lawrence. has been an
pointed regular umpire on the New Eng
land league staff.
Big Murphy OF last years Boston Blues has
signed with New Haven.
The Boston Herald is rather hard on the
Blues II says: The Blues are making their
adinirers very tired" and also that it is
Too bad the Boston Blues couldn't take
their grounds along with them"
!, lney say Burnham wants 10 consolidate
the Blues and the Saems. These two clubs
play q pretty even game, and the idea is not
bad one.--LOwell Times
Ii Is said Burnham Of the Boston Blues
would like TO transfer his club to Salem, and
mas offered Manager Fessenden 81 600 for his
anchise.-Manchester Mirror.
Box In the Biedeford Journal saws: NV
but didn't the Portlands wallop the Blues.
when the latter came down East to wipe up
the ground with the gum chewers? Burn
MANS beautlesdidn' tact as If they could play
the game little bit and il is no wonder that
those who witnessed the game laughed al
the ludlcrous antics Of Gid. Gardner and his
men. Saturdays game in particular was a
poser, but must confess | think it a bit
cruel In the home team not to allow one of
the Blues to make the circuit of the bases.
And how 1t must have made gentle Walter
Burnham's heart bleed to look on and see his
little men moved down. Poor Walterl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
TEMPERANCE WORK.
Another Organization for Its Promo
tlon on the Kennebec.

WINTHROP, May 1S.-Representatives of
the w. G. i. U. assembled at the town hall
here Tuesday, to organize county union for
Kennebec, auxiliary to the State organiza-
tion. The meeting convened at $50 O'Clock
with a gospel temperance meeting conducted
by Mrs III. M. Jones of this place, treasurer
of the State union, and continued an hour.
The organization of the county union fol-
lowed with the election Of the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. II. N. Jones; secrcta-
ry, Mrs. Ware of Gardiner; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. E. A. Bailey of this village
treasurer, Mrs. Bowie of Gardiner; vice pres
idents, representing different unions of the
county. The afternoon opened with praise
meeting conducted by Mrs. Bailey. A busi-
ness meeting followed with an address Of
welcome by Mrs. A. e. Bailey; response by
Mrs. Ware; essay by Mrs. II. j. Bailey, SUI
perintendent of Sabbath observance, her
subject being, "Hints ON the Work." ad-
dresses by clerical clergymen present, fol
lowed by a question box. In the evening
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge of Ohio, gave an
excellent lecture attended by large au-
dience
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
Kansas Real estate Inproven ent.

The Omaha World illustrates boom as
follows; Another Fortune Made-Omaha
Man-Are you making fair living out Of
your Kansas farm? Kansas Man-Llying! !
Why, I'm rich. You see there was little
piece of poor ground back Of the dugout
which was not fit for anything. Well, one
day brother Jake dreamed there was gold
under ii, and the next morning he offered
me 500 for 1t, on long time Of course, for
he hadn't any money and sold it. "Yes."
"Well, brother Bill heard Of Jake's dream
and bought the lot OF MIN Tor 81 200, In the
and bought it back for 5000. Then sold
it TO Bill for $4,000, and so it went on until
few days ago when / got the lot and sold
1t to Jake for 100000. just think of it. No
more farming for me-" .But what security
have you to show for all that value IL Jake
has no money" "Why I've got a mortgage
on the lot"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
Railroad Officers Chosen,

BANGOR, May 1S.-The corporators of the
Penobscot Central Railroad Company organ
lied at East Corinth today by the choice of
the following directors: John Morrison,
Corinth; T. ]. Peaks, j. II. Higgins
Charleston; S. j. Jerrard, Levant; 7. P.
Batchelder, J. B. Nickels.. Kenduskeag
William T. Pearson, F. o. Beal, f. A. VIII
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
That Big Lumber Raft.

The projectors Of the big timber raft down
in Nova Scotia, which 1t is proposed to tow
to Boston or New York, and thereby avoid
both the duty on manufactured lumber and
the freights by vessels. have not lost cour
age, it appears, on account Of their failure to
launch the huge craft from the ways on
which 1t was built last season. In fact they
are building 1t some 2C0 feet longer, with
something like 100000 feet more logs than
before The emily hitch in the launching last
year was the weakness of the ways, which
could not support the immense weight rest
ing on them. AS this viii be amply guarded
against next time, there is little doubt but
that the leviathan will be successfully float
ed. The matter Of towing it 400 or 500 miles
in the open sea is, however, an unsolved
problem. If 1t should happen TO strike one
Of the storms that sweep this coast at fire.
quent intervals, even IN the summer season,
the sticks would likely soon be piled up on
the beaches from the Bay of Fundy to Cape
Cod